Happy Halloween for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Well today is Halloween and also my day over on That's Crafty Blog so it probably comes as no surprise that I am sharing a Halloween make. I have to say that this one is probably my favourite of this years spooky makes from me. 

I hope you'll pop over Here for all the details

Have a fabulously spooky day

Love

Amanda X

Floral Fancy at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone

We have the start of another challenge starting today and our theme for the next two weeks is

"FLORAL FANCY"

so we would love it if you played along with us sharing your project that includes flowers HERE.

For my piece of inspiration I have made a double page spread in the smaller of my journals.

The background was just random paint colours that I then stencilled over using Paperartsy floral masks and black archival ink. I then stencilled through with green paint the peacock feathers as foliage. Onto a separate piece of card I stamped the large flower stamp, designed by Birgit Koopsen for Carabelle Studio. It was coloured with alcohol pens and sparkle pens (which sadly don't show up)

I then had a go at writing my own lettering, I don't particularly like my lettering but I like the saying I wrote "Flowers are nature's way of spreading glitter".

A bit more stencilling with paint through Tim's dot fade stencil finishes off the pages.

There is more fabulous inspiration for you from the rest of the team HERE

Remember if you play along with us, one lucky entry will be randomly drawn to win a £20 gift voucher to spend at That's Crafty online shop.

To play just pop over HERE

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Game Over

Hi Everyone

I'm enjoying a day off just playing for a few hours in my art journal. 

I decided to complete a page in my Dylusions journal that I had previously prepared using left over paint. I had also picked up the visible image skull stencil this week on my travels so wanted to play with it. I coloured around it over the painty page with black archival ink, my go to for adding black as it gives such a sharp outline to your stencilling. 

The background has Dylusions alphabet stencils but all the gaming termanology that has been stencilled on is either a Brett Weldele or Hunkdory stencil and I have used Dina Wakley paint.

I have made the word life using the level up statement and typed my words out to say what I wanted to say on the page.

Just a bit of a fun make but I'm really enjoying starting to use my journals more.

Hope you are having a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Something Wicked for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Just to let you know that I am over at That's Crafty Blog, and with only a week to go, I am still in Halloween mode.

To see it all and read the details just pop over Here

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Mini Art Journal

Hi Everyone

I have had a go at making a little mini journal as inspired by Birgit Koopsen and her mixed media crew.

This mini journal is only 2.5 inches square per page and came about when I found some collage sheets that had been long forgotten.

background was a stencilled painted piece of card that I went wrong with so was no good as a full piece but worked when cut up into the small squares.

Stamps used are from Badass & Carabelle Studio and mostly heat embossed in several colours.

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Watch the Stars for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

As it's Tuesday this post is just to let you know that I am over at That's Crafty Blog 

I have been playing with Seth Apter dies in this weeks make,

I hope you'll pop over HERE for all the details

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Get Your Spook On! for That's Crafty Challenges

Hi Everyone

Friday 13th! what a fabulous day to start a new Spooky Challenge fortnight over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog. So if you fancy 'getting your spook on' why not come along and join in with us and share your spooky make.

Before I show you my DT inspiration piece I need to issue a WARNING!!!! 

The piece I am about to share with you features DECAPITATION, you have been warned!!!

Still with me? You don't easily scare then?

I used Sheena's stamping card and cut a circle out from the centre, both pieces have then been coloured using distress oxides, I love the black soot oxide. Once I had coloured the moon I just put the circle back in. 

I then stamped out my 3 gentlemen, Carabelle Studio and Tim Holtz stamps, and then I............

chopped off their heads and transplanted 3 of Tim Holtz pumpkin stamps. All has been coloured with copics and coloured pencils.

The Pumpkin Heads text has been stamped with Tim's Gothic Foam cling stamps and black soot oxide ink, lining everything up around the circle made easy as I used my Tim Holtz stamping platform. Happy Halloween, again a Tim Holtz stamp, was stamped in black archival. Finally I added one of Tim's die cut Ravens from his 'Feather & Ravens' Thinlits.

There is even more 'Spooky' inspiration for you from the team HERE

I hope you decide to come and play along with us this fortnight and as always one randomly chosen entry will be the lucky winner of a £20 voucher to spend online at That's Crafty Store. Your chance to win £20 starts HERE

Thanks as always for stopping by I really appreciate your visit.

Love

Amanda X

Strange Little Girl for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

I'm over at That's Crafty Blog today with a double page journal spread

I hope you'll pop over HERE  for all the details

thanks for stopping by

love

Amanda X

The Grave Digger for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

I am over at That's Crafty Blog today with a rather scary tag, well we are in the month of Halloween.

Hopefully, if you are not too scared, you'll pop over HERE for all the details

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X